Rose Glass

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Rose Glass
Born
London, United Kingdom
Occupation
  • Filmmaker
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active2014–present
Notable work

Rose Glass is an English film director and screenwriter. She made her feature film debut with the 2019 psychological horror film Saint Maud, which was nominated for two awards at the 74th British Academy Film Awards. In 2020, Glass was named Best Debut Director at the British Independent Film Awards.

Early life[]

Glass was born in London and grew up in Essex. She attended the London College of Communication and is a graduate of the National Film and Television School.[1]

Career[]

After directing the short film Room 55 in 2014,[2] Glass achieved prominence with her feature length directorial and screenwriting debut, the psychological horror film Saint Maud. The story follows hospice nurse Maud who, having converted to Catholicism becomes obsessed with one of her charges, believing she must save her soul. Saint Maud premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2019[3] and was released in the United Kingdom on 9 October 2020 by StudioCanal UK.[4] The film was praised by critics for its direction, atmosphere, performances and score/[5]

In 2019, Glass won the IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award.[6] In late 2020, Glass was nominated for and won Best Debut Director at the British Independent Film Awards.[7][8] In early 2021, Saint Maud was nominated for two awards at the 74th British Academy Film Awards, including a nomination for Glass in the category of 'Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer'.[9] In a five star review of Saint Maud, Film critic Mark Kermode called Glass "a thrilling new talent in British cinema".[10] Noted Director Danny Boyle has called Glass "an extraordinary talent and powerful storyteller" with a "singular vision"[11]

Filmography[]

Feature films[]

Title Year Director Writer
Saint Maud 2019 Yes Yes

Short films[]

Title Year Director Writer
Room 55 2014 Yes Yes

References[]

  1. ^ "Rose Glass Writer/Director". BAFTA.org. 25 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Room 55 (2014)". Vimeo. July 2016.
  3. ^ "Saint Maud". TIFF.net.
  4. ^ "Saint Maud". StudioCanal Press.
  5. ^ "Saint Maud (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  6. ^ "Rose Glass, writer-director of Saint Maud, wins IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award". BFI.org.uk.
  7. ^ "Saint Maud leads British independent film award nominations". The Guardian. 9 December 2020.
  8. ^ "British Independent Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Bafta Film Awards 2021". BBC News. 10 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Saint Maud review – a chilling nurse on a mission from God". The Guardian. 11 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Horror film wins first-time director Rose Glass £50,000 award". BBC News. 2 October 2019.
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